Shift Calculators
State reference

Hawaii

Basic minimum rate: $16.00. Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table, page updated July 1, 2026.

Minimum wage (US DOL)

Basic minimum rate
$16.00
Premium pay after designated hours
Weekly - 40

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table; page updated July 1, 2026. Record: hi.

DOL notes for Hawaii

  • An employee earning a guaranteed monthly compensation of $4,000 or more is exempt from the State minimum wage and overtime law.
  • Domestic service workers are subject to Hawaii's minimum wage and overtime requirements. Act 248, Regular Session 2013.
  • The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act unless the State wage rate is higher than the federal rate.

Verbatim from US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table; page updated July 1, 2026. Record: hi.

Rest periods (US DOL)

DOL lists no state rest-period requirement for Hawaii.

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Minimum Length of Rest Periods; table revised January 1, 2023. Record: hawaii.

Meal periods (US DOL)

DOL lists no state meal-break requirement for Hawaii.

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Minimum Paid/Unpaid Meal Period; table revised January 1, 2023. Record: hawaii.

Hours, counted

This page states the DOL rows and nothing beyond them. It does not say how they apply to any particular job, schedule or agreement. For hours, the calculators do arithmetic on the numbers you type: shift hours, hour totals split at 40, long shifts.